The group of members of the richest families in the world own a third of the world’s wealth, exorbitant amounts of money and assets that have arisen from giant business projects, achieving that their brands spread and are known throughout the planet.
In fact, there is one family that stands out above the others, as it leads the ranking of the richest families in the world. Your combined net worth, that is, the sum of money between all members, amounts 347,000 million dollars (about 320,000 million euros). But who is this family that has managed to amass so much fortune and what does it do?
The Waltons, the richest family in the world
It could seem that it is a family dedicated to the development of a luxury fashion brand or a company that is dedicated to the construction and sale of large yachts, for example. But not. The richest family in the world is made up of the Waltons, who have a chain of department stores with discount products, supermarkets and other stores.
This is the well-known company Walmartwhich is dedicated to retail sales. It is of American origin and its first store opened in 1962 in Rogers (Arkansas), later becoming the largest retail product sales company in the world and with the largest workforce, totaling more than two million employees. .
Sam Walton was the businessman who started this company, with a business idea that consisted of selling products at low prices and with discounts in favor of the consumer to obtain a higher sales volume with a lower profit marginuntil it became the multinational retail corporation that it is today.
Currently, Walmart is a multinational and family business, with almost 50% owned by members of the Walton family. In 2022 they celebrated their 60th anniversary, serving more than 200 million customers every week. in more than 11,000 stores in 27 countries around the world.
The other richest families in the world
While Walton and Walmart accumulate the greatest fortune as the richest family in the world, there are others that follow the list that are not far behind either. This is the case of the second place, occupied by the Al Nahyan family, with 305,000 million dollars. It is the royal family of Abu Dhabi, who surpassed the Waltons in 2023, but who have fallen again to second place, as reported by the specialized media Howstuffworks.
The third place in the ranking is occupied by the French Arnault familywith 191.8 billion net worth among its members. This family owns and operates the LVMH Group, one of the largest luxury goods companies (Moët, Hennessy and Louis Vuitton). It is followed by another family dedicated to luxury, the Hermès family, with an estimated fortune of $151 billion, dedicated to high-end retail.
On the other hand, there is the Koch familywith 144 billion dollars, are the founders of Koch Industries. Sixthly, the Al Thani familywith an estimated net worth of $133 billion, is the ruling family of Qatar. Seventhly, the mars familywith a role in one of the largest private companies in the United States based on candy and chocolate bars (120 billion).
In the last three positions are the Ambani family ($116 billion), which developed the 4G telecommunications service in India; the Al Saud royal family (112,000 million), which is the royal family of Saudi Arabia and, in tenth place, the helu family (90,000 million), with the most dominant telecommunications company in Latin America, América Móvil.
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